the ending

I totally agree with you. To be honest I was dissapointed in the whole film though, I spent ages getting hold of a copy as research as I am in a can can troupe, and was very fed up to discover the dance is hardly in the film at all.

Anyone else think she totally ended up with the wrong guy? I think Sinatra's character was just a slime, Louis Jourdan totally should have gotten her. Am I the only one that thinks that?

You're not the only one who thinks that; she chooses Sinatra (whose character humiliated her) over Louis Jourdan (at her beck and call), what was wrong with her?!



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Absolutely. I saw this movie years and years ago, and just remembered the songs, so I wanted to see it again. But, when I saw it again, I was disappointed that she picked Sinatra's character Louis Jordan. Especially after what happened when she performed that risque song and dance in front of all those society people. Philippe applauds her and acts like she's the most dignified elegant person there, even though those were his friends. And, Sinatra's character(Francois, I think) just turns around and walks out, leaving her to face everyone alone.

Life: An STD with 100% mortality rate.

she must like the bad guy !! women make bad choices when young..bad guys mean nothing to me now,who needs a challenge all the time :)

There's a reason for that. In the original Broadway show on which this film is "based" (and I use that term very loosely), La Mome Pistache does end up with the judge because the lawyer character was an insertion created by the screenwriters specifically to give Sinatra a role. In fact, the entire screenplay almost completely rewrote the original libretto. The stage version is miles above the film.

I found the ending most surprising and a bit unsatisfying, just like the rest of the film.

It's been a while since I've seen it but it never bothered me that Simone ends up with Francois. After all Frank Sinatra was a bigger star than Louis Jordan and got top billing so I would've been surprised if it went the other way. Perhaps Phillipe should've ended up with Claudine as a consolation prize?